Bottle-closure.



PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907 R. KOCH. BOTTLE CLOSURE. APPLICATION FILEDDEO.12,1906.

lNVENTOR 'ATTO/MEY WITNESSES 922w; fi Q 7 York city,

thereto. being shown partially ,vertical sectional view of the neckof'the bot- REINHART x0011, or New YORK, N. r.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed December 12. 1306. Serial No.- 347.527.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, REINHART KooH, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at New in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented 'new and useful Improvementsin Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle closures and more particularly to thatclass which employs a cap of metal or similar material which is placedover the mouth of the bottle and to which pressure is applied and thecap is pressed upon the bead at the mouth of the bottle and therebyretained in its place, as will be explained more fully in the followingspecification, set forth in the "appended claims andillustrated in theaccompanying drawings where it'will be seen that like referencecharacters are used to designate the same parts in the several figures IFigure 1 is a perspective view of the neck of a bottle show ingmyimproved cap applied Fig; 2 is aside elevation the ring removed. Fig. 3is'a tle showing the closure applied and readyfor locking in place. Fig.4 is a similar viewwith the lesurelocked in its position. Figs. 5 and 6are viewsof the blanks used in the construction of the parts of theinvention.

'ihis invention is adapted to be applied to bottles to contain beveragesor liquids which require air tight sealing and is used in connectionwith a cork or other means for preventing the entrance of air or theexit of gas. To accomplish this the cap 10 is made of such a shape as tofit down over the mouth of the bottle and fitclosely around the bead calflange the 1 lat the same time to contain thecork disk 12. 'lhe cap 10'has depending from its vertilips- 13 which are shown to be four innumber but it is obvious that they may be of greater or less number, andone of them, the lip 14, is elongated and perforated to receive sometool for removing the cap.

At the point where the lips join the cap they are bent inward and havean angular formation 15 which is adapted to be sprung.

under thefilower side ofthe bead 11. This however, is

not sufficient to secure the cap further'lock and fasten the cap uponthe neck a ring 16 made of sheet metal or similar material and having aninward projecting flange 17 to'strengthen same and give it more body isused. When on the cap 10 this ring 16 is forced down y forces'in the asshown in Fig. 4 it not 0 lips 13 to a closer contact with the neck ofthe bottle but holds them against outward movement or expansion andeffectually revents the release of the cap borne in mind that the ring16 fits the cap closely and it may be necessary to use some force todrive it to its final position. When it is desired to remove this cap ahook or some tool is inserted in the erfora; tion 18 of the elongatedlip 14 and upward which will first have the e removin the ring 16, thusreleasing the lips and finally the strain will remove'the cap 10. Theblanks shown in Fig. 5 and 6 illustrate the simplicity of constructionof this device and; shows how they'will .be readily formed after beingcut from the sheet metal. It is obvious that I do not confine myself tothe exact construction illustrated and above described but may vary theshape and ect of 10. It wil be.

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proportions of the various parts if it is found necessary.

What I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bottle closure the combination with a cap having de endent li sada ted to engage the neck 0 the bott e, an an elongated lip forreleasing the cap and means adapted to fit about the cap and the lipswhen they engage the neck to lock them.

thereon.

2. In a bottle closure the combination with a bottle rovided' with ahead, of a cap carrying a cor k or similar sealing'means and havingdepending lips with angles to engage the head, a ring adapted to fitabout the ca and force and hold the lips beneath the bea and meansforremoving the ring and the g. The combination with a bottle providedwith a head, of a cap rovided with means adapted to engage the ead tosecure the cap in applied position, a member adapted to retain saidmeans in engagement with the bead, and means by which said member i maybe displaced andthe cap removed.

,PIn testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

REINHART ocn. Witnesses JAMES F. DUHAMEL,

H. G. Hosn.

